The word was just starting to get out about Keynan Parker. The speedy 6-foot, 183-pound athlete from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, British Columbia had performed largely under the radar but schools in the States were beginning to get serious with their recruitment of him. Thanks to the connections through head coach Mike Riley, Oregon State made an impression early with Parker and his family, and after a campus visit and an in-home visit the RB/WR prospect decided that the time was right.